| What grooves you? Why do you want to | | | | one or group - both have their plusses and |
| improve? Regardless of your intentions - whether | | | | minuses but either can work for you. |
| to get started playing, learn a few licks of your | | | | Playing partners can motivate your |
| favorite tunes, or want to expand your repertoire | | | | Find someone in your local community who plays. |
| to include blues, funk, or rock and roll music, on | | | | You can do this through asking the local |
| your way to recording yourself, there are | | | | community college, posting online to a resource |
| resources out there that can help you. Here are a | | | | like craigslist, or asking the guitar shop. The idea is |
| few ideas that may help you better understand | | | | to develop a friendship with someone who is a bit |
| your guitar playing and some solutions you can | | | | better than you who wants the accountability of |
| consider. | | | | practicing weekly. What you can provide is the |
| Guitar Videos are a great option | | | | commitment to meet up with them weekly and |
| You can purchase guitar playing videos, either for | | | | practice. In return, you can learn from their |
| home or computer watching, that include hand | | | | techniques or methods what works. Of course, |
| position, strumming technique, rhythm and timing, | | | | you always need to be aware of learning bad |
| and finger exercises that take through various | | | | habits in situations like these, which is why it's |
| type of songs. Essentially these become a mirror | | | | important to have a foundation in guitar technique |
| for you in learning to play as you mimic what | | | | before starting. |
| you're watching on screen and then reproduce | | | | Guitar theory will give you a background to build |
| this on your own. With commitment and | | | | upon |
| determination, this can be a good one to go - | | | | Related to guitar technique is developing a basis in |
| especially for the visual learner who likes to learn | | | | guitar theory. Chord patterns, minor and major |
| primarily on their own. | | | | chord progressions, note scales, and overlap with |
| Guitar lessons available in your town | | | | piano and percussion instruments can all give you |
| You can find a community of guitar instructors in | | | | a basic structure upon which to layer in the |
| your surrounding area who are either private | | | | knowledge and technique you gain in your guitar |
| tutors or work through a community college. You'll | | | | playing. |
| want to consider their expertise, the type of | | | | Playing guitar can be a wonderful expression of |
| students they work best with, their flexibility with | | | | one's musical and creative talent. And with a |
| your schedule, success stories, and of course | | | | commitment to constant improvement, it can |
| their fees, in considering working with them. In | | | | provide a lifetime of enjoyment for yourself, |
| pursing guitar lessons, you can either do one on | | | | friends, and family. |